HP Unveils its Fastest Integrated Book Production Solution at Hunkeler Innovationdays Alongside HP Indigo’s Next Generation Supplies with Cutting Edge Innovations that Champion Efficiency and Productivity at Hunkeler Innovationdays (HID) 2025 HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) unveiled the latest advancements in its industry-leading digital printing technology.
With a focus on innovations that provide businesses with new opportunities to capitalize on the evolving digital print market, HP introduced solutions across its HP Indigo and HP PageWide portfolio.
HP is revolutionizing the commercial printing industry with two innovative technologies, HP Indigo Liquid Electrophotography (LEP) and HP PageWide Thermal Inkjet (TIJ). These leading solutions - supported by a unified software and services ecosystem - are setting the standard for efficiency, production versatility and application diversity. By integrating both HP Indigo LEP and HP PageWide TIJ into its industrial print portfolio, HP equips print service providers with the right technology, allowing them to allocate the right press to meet the need of each print job, optimizing quality, cost and speed.
At Hunkeler Innovationdays, HP is showcasing how its advanced technologies are setting a new standard for digital print production with the industry’s fastest end-to-end book production solution ever shown at a trade show, producing 750 finished, bound books printed from blank sheets and rolls. This demonstration brings together the power of HP Indigo and HP PageWide technologies with HP’s Intelligent Automation ecosystem.
Haim Levit, Senior Vice President and Division President, HP Industrial said “HP is redefining the future of commercial printing through automation, efficiency and seamless integration—empowering businesses with smarter, faster, and more adaptive solutions. Our commitment lies in equipping customers with cutting-edge technology, providing that every print job is executed with precision, reliability, and scalability. By standardizing intelligent automation across our portfolio of presses, we are not just enhancing operational efficiency but also setting new benchmarks for quality and innovation in the industry.”
HP Indigo Introduces Next Generation of Sustainable Consumable Supplies to Boost Productivity
HP Indigo is introducing the next generation of consumable supplies designed to enhance print sustainability and boost productivity. This groundbreaking package of consumable supplies enables HP Indigo customers to reduce waste and CO2 emissions while simultaneously decreasing operator workload, saving time, space, and without compromising the renowned print quality of HP Indigo’s LEP technology. Supplies have always been the foundation of HP Indigo’s technology and with this new package, the company has achieved a breakthrough that redefines its print business.
The key innovations include the CMYK+ with new advancements such as a higher ink solid concentration, the Printing Imaging Plate (PIP+) with a new formulation in two key layers, and the Regenerated Imaging Oil (RIO), in-press recycling system for the ink carrier. This package increases press availability by reducing the need for replacements with the new CMYK+ and PIP+, saving up to a total of 6 hours per month — freeing up more time to print profitable pages. The use of the new supplies package reduces up to 16% of the carbon emissions from supply consumption for an average job printed on a typical HP Indigo digital press.
“HP Indigo is committed to our customers’ success and continually seeks new ways to enhance the productivity and performance of our presses, including from a sustainability perspective. Reducing emissions matters—to us and to our customers,” said Noam Zilbershtain, Vice President and General Manager, HP Indigo. “These changes to our consumable supplies mark the most significant advancements in years, representing a major step forward in helping our customers maximize press uptime, minimize waste and reduce operational costs.”
HP Indigo 120K and HP Indigo 18K Digital Presses are Delivering on Promises at Customer Sites Worldwide
In March 2024, HP unveiled two new presses designed to help customers transition to digital printing seamlessly, profitably, and successfully, allowing them to better adapt to market demands. Less than a year after HP Indigo announced the two new digital presses, customers are already reaping their benefits across high-value commercial applications. HP has set itself apart by launching the HP Indigo 120K and HP Indigo 18K B2 digital presses, enabling customers to benefit from uninterrupted, nonstop printing and enhanced versatility through AI-powered tools.
The HP Indigo 120K and HP Indigo 18K presses help accelerate the analog to digital transformation. Emphasizing productivity, economics, offset print quality and automation, they take versatility to new heights, together with embedded AI-based solutions that digitize the entire production floor. German printing and media service provider, Limego, was one of the first beta customers to install the HP Indigo 120K. Since installing the new digital press, Limego can now handle all production in-house for the first time, eliminating the need to outsource long runs to offset specialists. “Our beta testing of the HP Indigo 120K Digital Press has truly transformed the way we operate our business here at Limego. We are now able to produce everything in-house with a true offset conversion thanks to the speed and productivity that this new and innovative digital press offers. It’s easy to use, the quality is given, and it produces hundreds of jobs per day!” said Dirk Reinhardt, Member of the board, Limego.
HP PageWide Advantage 2200 Delivers Enhanced Flexibility and Productivity
HP PageWide is introducing a smaller, cost-effective new configuration for its HP PageWide Advantage 2200 web inkjet press. The new configuration features a single-zone drying system and a passive web cooling module, allowing customers to print mono and full color jobs efficiently across a wide range of uncoated and coated applications.
Designed for print service providers (PSPs) whose primary print offering includes uncoated media, the new configuration offers the opportunity to expand into high-value commercial print applications on offset coated media. While optimizing total cost of print, the press has the capability of printing color jobs up to 800 fpm/244 mpm with PageWide’s powerful new Performance Economy Color print mode . Built on a modular platform, the new configuration can be upgraded with additional drying and web cooling, to enable PSPs to scale capabilities as their business grows.
“Our customers value the flexibility of the modular HP PageWide Advantage 2200. The digital press enables PSPs to offer print solutions that meet customer needs and growth aspirations for their business,” said Barbara McManus, Vice President and General Manager of PageWide Industrial at HP. “With the new single-zone dryer configuration with passive web cooling, more businesses than ever can access a unified platform that supports diverse printing applications and differentiate themselves from competitors with high value jobs, all in one easy to upgrade press.”
HP PageWide Sets New Precedent with Double Productivity
Following the announcement of HP PageWide’s two game-changing presses – HP PageWide T4250 HDR and HP PageWide T500M HD – HP has today announced its first beta customer, SG360 at HID. SG360 is already reporting tangible benefits from these new presses. “At SG360, we are significantly accelerating our adoption of full digital production and recently added the HP PageWide T4250 HDR to our current fleet of HP PageWide Presses and multiple HP Indigo 100K digital presses. We are thoroughly pleased with the exceptional productivity and print quality of the newly installed T4250 press. Given the trust we have built with HP as a strong technology partner, we see the 42-inch platform as providing leading productivity and economics to expand our digital footprint and customer offerings,” said Kevin Hughes, COO, SG360, USA.
HP Unveils Its Fastest Integrated Book Production Solution at HID printed with Both LEP and TIJ Printing Technologies
At HID, HP is demonstrating a groundbreaking, fully integrated book production line orchestrated by the HP Intelligent Automation Platform, PrintOS. The high throughput and volume of production underscores the strength of HP’s industrial digital print technology and marks the first time ever, a fully integrated production line will feature live at an industry tradeshow. The production line showcases publishing, direct mail and a wide variety of commercial applications including print on demand, greeting cards and photobooks. Leveraging HP Site Flow, nearline intelligent automation with HP PageWide Smart Workcell Controller and partner technology from Hunkeler, Harris & Bruno, Muller Martini, IDEAL, Movigo and Spencer Metrics , this impressive solution produces more than 750 books live but has the ability to produce up to 2,000 books per hour .
Harnessing intelligent automation, PSPs re-invent production floors to enable smarter workflows, simplified operations and data-driven decision making. Digital transformation empowers PSPs to scale more efficiently, offer innovative services, and adapt to evolving market demands, providing long-term competitiveness in an increasingly digital-first marketplace.
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